Aurora panel explores solutions to global health crises
A discussion on the global healthcare crisis took place during the Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum in Los Angeles in May 2024. Organized by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative in partnership with...
View ArticleBaku demands end to Yerevan’s weapons purchases
Baku denounces Armenia’s attempts to build up its defenses, and claims that such efforts are no match for Azerbaijan’s own massive weapons acquisitions. A CivilNet investigation found that a...
View Article‘Media have become a garbage dump’: Yerevan Mayor sues CivilNet
By Gevorg Tosunyan Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan announced that he filed a lawsuit against CivilNet over a corruption investigation by its journalists Mkrtich Karapetyan and Ani Grigoryan, produced in...
View ArticleArpine Sargssyan’s rise to Armenia’s Interior Ministry
In this episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian offers a comprehensive analysis of the landmark appointment of Arpine Sargssyan as Armenia’s new Interior Minister. Sargssyan’s rise to the position...
View ArticleArmenia’s evolving military capabilities
In this episode of the Civilnet Podcast, APRI fellow and military analyst Leonid Nersisyan provides an in-depth assessment of the ongoing reforms and developments within Armenia’s armed forces....
View ArticleGovernment eliminates major conscription law loophole
In a significant move to reduce government spending, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s initiative to cut official vehicles has so far resulted in at least a 38% reduction in the state vehicle...
View ArticleEditor’s note of gratitude to Tigran Avinyan, who is suing CivilNet
Op-ed by Karen Harutyunyan, editor-in-chief Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan announced this week that he has filed a lawsuit against CivilNet over a corruption investigation. “I apologize, but the media...
View ArticleDemonizing media: Yerevan Mayor’s populist tactic is a threat to democracy
By Tigran Grigoryan and Tatev Baghdasaryan On December 18, Factor TV hosted a live debate between Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan and his predecessor, Hayk Marutyan. During the debate, Marutyan...
View ArticleArmenia signs new defense cooperation deal with Greece, Cyprus
By Alexander Pracht Armenia, Greece, and Cyprus stepped up their defense collaboration following a series of consultations held in Athens yesterday. The meetings resulted in signing defense...
View ArticleArmenia in the age of genocide
In this interview, genocide scholar Henry C. Theriault provides analysis on the ongoing threats of genocide faced by the Armenian people amid the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Theriault delves into the...
View ArticlePashinyan warns of Azerbaijan’s territorial demands on Armenia
While speaking of Yerevan’s constructive engagement in normalization talks with Baku, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pushed back against rhetoric from Azerbaijan that appears to make claims on...
View ArticleFive troubling trends that defined Armenia in 2024
Op-ed by Vartan Oskanian, Armenia’s former foreign minister (1998-2008) As 2024 draws to a close, it is clear that Armenia is mired in an unprecedented period of national challenges and uncertainty....
View ArticleAurora philanthropists discuss strategic giving for human rights and equality
Partner content. How can philanthropy drive impactful change in human rights interventions? This question was explored at the Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum held in Los Angeles in May 2024....
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What’s behind Armenia’s military reform?
By Alexander Pracht Recent statements made by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with Russian state media regarding French supplies of “offensive lethal weapons” to Armenia and...
View ArticleArmenia rakes in $85M on Zangezur mine stake: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
The Armenian government has so far made nearly $85 million from its minority stake in the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan revealed. The government is considering...
View ArticlePashinyan: Talks have always aimed at returning Karabakh to Azerbaijan
Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan addressed the controversy surrounding his business trip to Los Angeles, during which he reportedly used taxpayer funds to purchase a costly flight without organizing a...
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s digital war on France
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A new report from France’s government body for defence against foreign digital interference details what it describes as social media bot armies to “undermine France’s...
View ArticleNew restrictions cloud Armenia’s search for European court judge
By Gevorg Tosunyan Armenia’s selection process for its next European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judge continues to face scrutiny, with concerns ranging from dual citizenship restrictions to a lack...
View ArticleFormer Armenian presidents reject Pashinyan’s offer to debate
Armenia’s former presidents have each rejected a call from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to have a live debate with him. Armenia’s selection process for its next European Court of Human Rights judge...
View ArticleYerevan court returns Avinyan’s lawsuit against CivilNet
By Gevorg Tosunyan A Yerevan court rejected Mayor Tigran Avinyan’s motion on Tuesday to waive legal court fees in the case Avinyan’s lawsuit against CivilNet. It returned the legal request to...
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